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Encounters at the end of the world( Visual )

12 editions published between 2008 and 2017 in English and held by 1,159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This film, like many from director Werner Herzog, is a poem of oddness and beauty. Investigating the lives of the "professional dreamers" who conduct research at the bottom of the world in Antarctica, he finds a happily cynical lot, who regard climate change and the potential extinction of Homo sapiens in rather a different light than most people. They study penguins, seals, volcanoes, miniscule underwater creatures, and the shifting ice patterns. In this harsh yet beautiful place, where compasses are useless, and the climate is negative 70 degrees Fahrenheit, Herzog finds the scenery splendid, and McMurdo Station research center repellent. For viewers who have wondered why anyone would go to Antarctica, Herzog's film provides some interesting answers, and many scenes capturing the natural beauty of the ice continent

When we left Earth : the NASA missions by Gary Sinise; Tim Goodchild; Kate Botting; Ed Fields; Mary Crisp( Visual )

16 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 977 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered. Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken - the quest to reach out beyond Earth

Through the wormhole : with Morgan Freeman( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Through the wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence--the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. This series brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science--Astrophysics, Astrobiology, Quantum mechanics, String theory and more, to reveal the extraordinary truth of our Universe."--Container

The beauty academy of Kabul( Visual )

3 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A group of Western hairstylists open a beauty academy for Afghani women in post-Taliban Kabul

Meerkat manor( Visual )

5 editions published between 2006 and 2010 in English and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Meet the Whiskers, a remarkable family of meerkats living on the edge of Africa's Kalahari Desert that share all the love, squabbling, self-sacrifice and rivalry found in any family home

With all deliberate speed( Visual )

6 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education that the concept of "separate but equal" school segregation was unconstitutional. Director Peter Gilbert explores the history and legacy of the legal decision

How the universe works by Mike Rowe( Visual )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Have you ever wondered exactly how our Universe is put together? How is it built? And how it actually works? This is ultimate guide to the Cosmos will show as never before the inner workings of our planet, the Solar System, the galaxies and the Universe itself. This series investigates the nuts and bolts of our cosmos, exploring a whole range of fascinating celestial phenomena and how they came to be the way they are. Experts and mind-blowing CGI, take viewers under the celestial hood to tell the greatest story of all--the story of how we and everything around us began

Human body : pushing the limits( Visual )

7 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A groundbreaking series portraying the human body as you've never seen it before. This series takes us across continents, meeting those who have pushed their bodies to the max. The latest CGI and camerawork depicts their ordeals in vivid detail, both externally and through the internal workings of their bodies. Meanwhile our presenter puts his own body through its paces, pushing it to extremes"--Container

Holocaust : in memory of millions by The Discovery Channel( Visual )

5 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and held by 454 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From the halls of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Walter Cronkite chronicles the entire story of the Holocaust-- from the rise of the Nazi party and their plan to exterminate the Jewish people, to tales of incredible bravery among Holocaust survivors and those who liberated the concentration camps. Combines original footage and personal photographs with oral histories by those who survived

Body atlas by Vivienne King( Visual )

5 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This series takes the viewer on a journey through the human body. New techniques film the interior workings of the body in action. Each program matches the interior process to the way it affects our everyday lives